Hiram Diamond Feb. 19, 2007
Hiram Diamond, 79, of Wahiawa, a former Parks and Recreation employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence, daughter Valerie Frohardt, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Whitney Anela Mie Fergerstrom Feb. 15, 2007
Whitney Anela Mie Fergerstrom, 18, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a student at UH-Manoa, died on Oahu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by parents Rocket and Melanie Fergerstrom, and grandparents Irene Fergerstrom and Yoshito and Kimiko Takamine. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahilu Theater. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

John Hane Kagawa Feb. 18, 2007
John Hane Kagawa, 82, of Honolulu, a mason, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marigold; daughters Joyce, Susan and Bernadette Kagawa and Patricia Tanoue; and a grandchild. Private services.

William E. Oliveira Feb. 28, 2007
William E. Oliveira, 78, of Hana, Maui, a self-employed rancher and retired County of Maui employee, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Nahiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Amy; sons William J., Michael B., John, Donald and Billy Oliveira and Buckley Watson; daughter Ardella Kahula; brothers Joseph, Raymond and Leonard; sister Charlotte; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church in Hana. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Puuiki Cemetery. Lunch to follow at the church hall.

Hatsue K. Sakaguchi Feb. 20, 2007
Hatsue K. Sakaguchi, 85, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband James, son Miles and sisters Mitsue Suda and Stella "Yo-chan" Matsuo. Private services.

John Wah Chun Seto Feb. 22, 2007
John Wah Chun Seto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard first sergeant, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Pauline, daughters Candace and Kimberly, brothers Raymond and Stanley, and sisters Frances Wong, Margaret Hee, Alice Noda, Jean Davis, Bertha Kaui, Jenny Lincoln and Geri Davis. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masami George Takemoto Feb. 24, 2007
Masami George Takemoto, 95, of Kahului, a retired Meadow Gold Dairy lab technician, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Wailua, Oahu. He is survived by wife June; children Patricia and Michael Takemoto and Kathleen Kebo; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Alan Yoshio Ukida Feb. 27, 2007
Alan Yoshio Ukida, 70, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Hale Makua, Kahului, maintenance man, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Mary M., son Derek, daughter Lynielle Fukugawa, mother Yurino, a brother, three sisters, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at www.librarieshawaii.org. The index goes back several decades.